rations
US /ˈræʃ·ənz, ˈreɪ·ʃənz/
UK /ˈræʃ.ənz/
复数名词
口粮
a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime
示例:
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During the war, families lived on strict food rations.
战争期间，家庭靠严格的食物配给生活。
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The refugees received daily rations of water and bread.
难民每天领取水和面包的配给。
动词
口粮
to control the amount of something that people are allowed to have, especially when there is not enough of it
示例:
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The government had to ration fuel during the crisis.
政府不得不在危机期间定量供应燃料。
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We had to ration our water supply to make it last.
我们不得不定量使用水以使其持久。